Released every Wednesday, Eric Johnson, Eric Beehler, and Josh Jones bring you Tech Information for IT Pros. They discuss the latest IT trends, news, and bring you interviews with key members of the IT community. A little humor and a whole lot of information in this 1/2 hour show.
This week at CSTechcast.com we talk what it takes to support a modern data center holding your cloud services with Anthony Foy of Interxion. Find more at Interxion.com. In the news, Internet Explorer 9 is coming, Oracle is suing Google over Java in the Android, Gartner lowers the forcast for tech spending, and some uptick in recruiting and hiring in the tech sector. Deciding between Mark Hurd’s exploits, Larry Ellison’s defense of Hurd, or Google’s attempt to dominate through regulation is tough in The Worst Tech Move of the Week, we take A Closer Look at the future un Sun’s Sparc servers in a technology world that continues to push standard platforms, and how to approach multiplexing to tape in your backup environment in The Weekly Tech Tip. Sponsors This week's episode is sponsored by: Footlocker.com where you can find the best in athletic apparel and get a 15% discount using our code AFCTECH1 or get 20% of an order more than $75 using code AFCTECH2. Also brought to you by Consortio Services, a quality partner that can help you manage your small and medium business technology, SQL Servers, and Windows infrastructure find out more at ConsortioServices.com. Also, be sure to check out Eric Johnson's SSIS vClass and use the code "ej10vip" to receive $10 off. Feedback As always, support the podcast by giving us your glowing reviews on iTunes and other podcast destinations. Let us know how we are doing. Contact us at cstechcast.com, track us down on Twitter at twitter.com/cstechcast, friend us on Friendfeed at friendfeed.com/cstechcast or the CS Techcast fan page on Facebook.
CSTechcast.com has the good on NetFlow and how it could help save your network with guest Vess Bakalov, CTO of SevOne. Find more info at SevOne.com. In the news, hackers are going fishing with the power of the cloud, there is a serious shortage of security experts, Dell has to settle with the SEC, and Google tries to redefine rules of responsible disclosure right before BlackHat. Apple’s amazing profit from a quarter with problematic products gets The Worst Tech Move of the Week, we take A Closer Look at how SSD is being used in the enterprise, and we have some advice on SQL Server database mirroring with SharePoint systems in The Weekly Tech Tip. Sponsors This week's episode is sponsored by: EastBay.com where you can find the best in athletic apparel and get a 15% discount using our code AFCTECH1 or get 20% of an order more than $75 using code AFCTECH2. Also brought to you by Consortio Services, a quality partner that can help you manage your small and medium business technology, SQL Servers, and Windows infrastructure find out more at ConsortioServices.com. Also, be sure to check out Eric Johnson's SSIS vClass and use the code "ej10vip" to receive $10 off. Show Links Imperva Identifies Cloud Based Phishing Kit (InformationWeek) Cybersecurity Expert Shortage Puts U.S. At Risk (InformationWeek) Dell to Pay $100M to Settle SEC Accounting Probe (eWeek) Google Seeks Redefinition Of 'Responsible Disclosure' (InformationWeek) Microsoft Talks Security Vulnerability Disclosure (eWeek) Apple the new world leader in software insecurity (ArsTechnica) Feedback As always, support the podcast by giving us your glowing reviews on iTunes and other podcast destinations. Let us know how we are doing. Contact us at cstechcast.com, track us down on Twitter at twitter.com/cstechcast, friend us on Friendfeed at friendfeed.com/cstechcast or the CS Techcast fan page on Facebook.
CSTechcast.com brings you the show for IT pros. This week, we discuss the roadblocks to the cloud in your organization and some insight into how to address them in A Closer Look. In the news, a new security vulnerability is making its way via USB keys, Oracle releases several security patches, third party bugs are not being addressed by IT security, and DNS root zones get more secure. Steve Jobs antennagate response gets The Worst Tech Move of the Week, and we give some SQL advice on database mirroring in The Weekly Tech Tip. Sponsors This week's episode is sponsored by: Go Daddy. Get your .com domain registered for only $7.49 with our discount code: CST3. Make sure to type in CST3 when you check out at godaddy.com. Also brought to you by Consortio Services, a quality partner that can help you manage your small and medium business technology, SQL Servers, and Windows infrastructure find out more at ConsortioServices.com. Also, be sure to check out Eric Johnson's SSIS vClass and use the code "ej10vip" to receive $10 off. Show Links Microsoft Investigating Windows Security Zero-Day Targeted by Trojan (eWeek) Critical Oracle Database Security Bugs Patched in Update (eWeek) Third-Party Software Bugs Pose Big Danger, Secunia Finds (eWeek) DNS gains added measure of security starting today (ComputerWorld) Will The Cloud Mean the End of IT As We Know It? (ReadWriteWeb) Apple to give away free cases to iPhone 4 users (Engadget) Feedback As always, support the podcast by giving us your glowing reviews on iTunes and other podcast destinations. Let us know how we are doing. Contact us at cstechcast.com, track us down on Twitter at twitter.com/cstechcast, friend us on Friendfeed at friendfeed.com/cstechcast or the CS Techcast fan page on Facebook.
This week at CSTechcast.com we talk HP Vice President Jonathan Martin and bring you a focus on managing changing IT for the mid-size business. Find more at hp.com/go/midsize In the news, Google saves themselves in China for now, malware seeing a new surge, DBA goes to the big house for internal hacking, Microsoft is back again for Patch Tuesday with a fix for Help and Support Center. LeBron James hysteria and Cavs owner’s Comic Sans response earns The Worst Tech Move of the Week, we take A Closer Look at the newest Blackberry Server, and dealing with 32 bit DSNs on a 64 bit Windows machine in The Weekly Tech Tip. Sponsors This week's episode is sponsored by: ix Web Hosting. For award winning service, call centers in the United States and a 30-day unconditional money-back guarantee, choose IX Web Hosting for your site. IX offers three different shared hosting plans along with more robust VPS hosting plans for the more experienced user that offer complete root access to their servers. Use promo code CSTECH and get 25% off your hosting plan at ixWebHosting.com. Also brought to you by Consortio Services, a quality partner that can help you manage your small and medium business technology, SQL Servers, and Windows infrastructure find out more at ConsortioServices.com. Also, be sure to check out Eric Johnson's SSIS vClass and use the code "ej10vip" to receive $10 off. Show Links Google gets nod from China to keep search page (Reuters) Phishing, Spam Containing Malware Increase (InformationWeek) Database Admin Gets 12 Months For Hacking Employer (InformationWeek) Microsoft Preps 4 Security Bulletins for Patch Tuesday (eWeek) Cavs owner's letter mocked for Comic Sans font (CNN) Feedback As always, support the podcast by giving us your glowing reviews on iTunes and other podcast destinations. Let us know how we are doing. Contact us at cstechcast.com, track us down on Twitter at twitter.com/cstechcast, friend us on Friendfeed at friendfeed.com/cstechcast or the CS Techcast fan page on Facebook.
This week at CSTechcast.com , we talk about how the cloud is moving forward with open-source standards and how cloud computing will look in a few years with Jan Aleman, CEO of Servoy and secretary of EuroCloud compendium. You can find more at Servoy.com . In the news, several major apps aren’t taking advantage of Windows 7 security, Office 2010 get accused of a security flaw but nothing is proven, Cisco Cius aims to compete with the iPad, and Sony issues a recall for hot enough to burn overheating laptops. Best Buy’s reaction to a humorous iPhone video gets The Worst Tech Move of the Week, we take A Closer Look at the overselling of IPv6 features that don’t really exist, and tell you how to control your iPhones, Nokias, and Windows Mobile phones when you use Google Apps for your business. Sponsors This week's episode is sponsored by: Footlocker.com where you can find the best in athletic apparel and get a 15% discount using our code AFCTECHFL. Also brought to you by Consortio Services , a quality partner that can help you manage your small and medium business technology, SQL Servers, and Windows infrastructure find out more at ConsortioServices.com . Also, be sure to check out Eric Johnson's SSIS vClass and use the code "ej10vip" to receive $10 off. Show Links Third-Party Windows Apps Not Using Microsoft Security Features, Researchers Find (eWeek) Microsoft Office 2010 Security Flaw Reportedly Found (eWeek) Cisco Crafts Android-Based Enterprise Tablet (InformationWeek) Sony Recalls Half Million Vaio Laptops (InformationWeek) Best Buy employee fired for mocking iPhone fans (TG Daily) Feedback As always, support the podcast by giving us your glowing reviews on iTunes and other podcast destinations. Let us know how we are doing. Contact us at cstechcast.com , track us down on Twitter at twitter.com/cstechcast , friend us on Friendfeed at friendfeed.com/cstechcast or the CS Techcast fan page on Facebook .